Question

Why the following question is not a statistical question?

"Did Shyam watch television last night?"

• A. Statistical questions are answered by collecting data with variability.This question can be answered by simply asking Shyam whether he watched television or not.
• B. This is a hard question.
• C. This question cannot be answered by simply asking Shyam whether he watched television or not.
• D. Statistical questions are answered by collecting data with zero variability.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Statistical questions are answered by collecting data with variability.This question can be answered by simply asking Shyam whether he watched television or not.

Statistics deals with the collection, organization, interpretation, and analysis of data.

This question can be answered by simply asking Shyam whether he watched television or not.

This is absolute data without variability.